OT "It was 70 years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play."

[SlyPokerDog]

Happy 50th to one of the greatest albums of all time.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Happy 50th to one of the greatest albums of all time.

These are unmixed studio recordings of these songs recently released.

 

[riverman]

I remember buying this in the local furniture store when it came out with my jar of coins....all records were sold in furniture stores then because record players were coffee tables....you had a choice between the mono version or the stereo version.....I listened to it a million times but later on in retrospect if I put on a Beatles album from my collection, it's always Revolver ....my personal favorite Beatles album of all time. I was 12 when this one came out......

 

[Minstrel]

I think Peppers is probably my favorite of theirs, but I've heard it so many times, I'd probably prefer today to listen to Abbey Road, Revolver or Rubber Soul.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

The Beatles blow.

 

[theprunetang]

The Beatles blow.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I'm not a huge Beatles fan, but I exaggerate for effect.

 

[Minstrel]

I think the Beatles are tremendous, but still overrated.

 

[theprunetang]

I'm not a huge Beatles fan, but I exaggerate for effect.

I figured as much. I like The Beatles post-discovery of drugs. Their work prior doesn't do much for me.

 

[crandc]

How can you overrate the best ever?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

The Beatles are as if One Direction managed to morph into Radiohead over the course of about 7 years.

 

[ripcityboy]

The Beatles are as if One Direction managed to morph into Radiohead over the course of about 7 years.

That is actually pretty profound. To be the first group to have been able to be the most popular at what they did and be the best at what they did? Our society doesn't accept generally ugly people doing things well no matter how much they practice.... (look at the amount of hits for the girls on Youtube who play guitar with the big tits.) But for a group with two song writing geniuses to hook up with a producer like George Martin and a manager like Brian Epstein.... that is frankly amazing. They introduced an entire generation of screaming teens to Baroque Pop and Brill Building-style songwriting.

In an industry that leaves lots of junkies and dead bodies around the age of 24.... that is pretty special.

 

[barfo]

Beatles were great until Gregg married Cher and she broke up the band.

barfo

 

[Rastapopoulos]

(look at the amount of hits for the girls on Youtube who play guitar with the big tits.)

To be fair, that's VERY impressive. I can't even play a guitar with my hands!

 

[barfo]

To be fair, that's VERY impressive. I can't even play a guitar with my hands!

I think you misunderstood. The guitar has big tits.

barfo

 

[ripcityboy]

To be fair, that's VERY impressive. I can't even play a guitar with my hands!

Raise your eyes, Rasta. You're drooling!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Beatles were great until Gregg married Cher and she broke up the band.

barfo

By that point he was a leper messiah and the kids had killed the man.

 

[theprunetang]

By that point he was a leper messiah and the kids had killed the man.

I had to break up the band.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

How can you overrate the best ever?

The first isn't the best.

 

[jonnyboy]

50 years, wow. Greatest band ever.

 

[stampedehero]

It's great to experience this stand alone masterpiece. The Benefit of Mr. Kite on anything you choose is wonderful.

 

[stampedehero]

Fez>>>>>>>>Grab two pissed off cats, throw them into a dirty sack. Beat them and you have harmony for any Yoko Oh No song.

 

[stampedehero]

I remember buying this in the local furniture store when it came out with my jar of coins....all records were sold in furniture stores then because record players were coffee tables....you had a choice between the mono version or the stereo version.....I listened to it a million times but later on in retrospect if I put on a Beatles album from my collection, it's always Revolver ....my personal favorite Beatles album of all time. I was 12 when this one came out......

Great story. You were 12 in '66. The old Capitol label was stamped on the vinyl and the record was actually heavy as you pulled the record out of it's jacket. I can actually remember at this moment the smell of the Magnavox Stereo Wood counsel bulbs heat and singe dust off. The entire album was mind tested by my friends and I many times. The benefit of Mr. Kite is nuts! "Beatles 65" is one of my favorites

 

[Rastapopoulos]

The benefit of Mr. Kite is nuts!

It always bothered me that he said "somersets" instead of somersaults, but I guess that was the old fashioned term and he was just reading it off the poster he owned.

 

[riverman]

The Beatles are as if One Direction managed to morph into Radiohead over the course of about 7 years.

man I'm old.....I've never heard one song of either of those bands.....to me the New Zealand band Crowded House took over the Beatles approach to pop music ..I hear a lot of influences in Beatles songs...John Lennon said they'd go in the studio and and imitate bands....let's be the Beach Boys today...they recorded back in the USSR...let's be Fleetwood Mac today...crank up the reverb....let's be Carl Perkins today....let Ringo sing...let's be Cole Porter.....Paul can bring his clarinet

 

[theprunetang]

man I'm old.....I've never heard one song of either of those bands.....to me the New Zealand band Crowded House took over the Beatles approach to pop music ..I hear a lot of influences in Beatles songs...John Lennon said they'd go in the studio and and imitate bands....let's be the Beach Boys today...they recorded back in the USSR...let's be Fleetwood Mac today...crank up the reverb....let's be Carl Perkins today....let Ringo sing...let's be Cole Porter.....Paul can bring his clarinet

Helter Skelter was them trying to out -Who The Who.

 

[stampedehero]

Helter Skelter was them trying to out -Who The Who.

When you think about it, The Who were a harmony band. Great singing octaves. Helter Skelter is an anomaly in music. It stood completely as a song dedicated to mental disturbance. Tried and tested by Manson and his followers Tex, Squeeky and the other girl.

 

[theprunetang]

When you think about it, The Who were a harmony band. Great singing octaves. Helter Skelter is an anomaly in music. It stood completely as a song dedicated to mental disturbance. Tried and tested by Manson and his followers Tex, Squeeky and the other girl.View attachment 14577 View attachment 14578

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Some good info on the track here.